We hear it more and more every day. Parents say, “My kids never stick to anything.” “My son started playing soccer and he didn’t like it, so he quit.” “My daughter began gymnastics lessons but she didn’t like it, so she quit.” We seem to be developing a generation of young people who give up before giving anything a real chance. Isn’t this something that all of us tried to do as youngsters? Give up when things got too tough. Thank goodness that our parents had the common sense to make us finish what we started and didn’t allow us to give up especially when things became too tough. What happened? Did the generation of parents, the 20, 30, and 40-year-old group, forget how to parent effectively? Congratulations to those of you who have the common sense to stay the course. For those who seem to have lost their common sense, I apologize if I upset you, but what gives? Doesn’t it sound a bit ridiculous to you when a 6 or 7 year old wakes up one morning and decides that he or she no longer wants to do something that he or she absolutely loved just yesterday or […]

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